• PNUT THE SQUIRREL owner files legal action against Binance over listing issues, raising concerns about potential hacking similar to the ChillGuy owner - [AGGR]

• MicroStrategy acquires 15,350 bitcoins for $1.5B, bringing total holdings to 439,000 bitcoins - [AGGR]

• ENA announces the launch of USDtb - [EI]

• Riot Platforms purchased approximately 667 Bitcoin for about $67.5 million from December 12 to 13 - [AGGR]

• S&P 500 opens up 0.3%, NASDAQ rises 0.5% - [DB]

• Ripple USD (RLUSD) will be available on global exchanges starting December 17 - [AGGR]

• UK government warns against "Retardio" cryptocurrency - [Zoomer]

• FTX claims portal identifies BitGo and Kraken as partners for payouts in stablecoins and fiat - [AGGR]

• Monad launches Monad Foundation - [Zoomer]

• FTX sets January 3, 2025, as the effective and record date for its Chapter 11 reorganization plan - [EI]

• FTX to distribute initial funds within 60 days of effective date - [EI]

• 21Shares XRP Trust registered in Delaware - [PN]

• S&P 500 closes up 0.4%, NASDAQ rises 1.2% - [DB]

• CyberKongz NFT project receives Wells Notice from the SEC - [Zoomer]

• Fidelity (FBTC) reports daily BTC flows of +$115.6M - [EI]

• BlackRock (IBIT) reports daily BTC flows of +$418.8 million - [EI]

• ETF flows for December 16, 2024: Bitcoin ETFs see $637.5M net inflows; Ethereum ETFs see $51.1M net inflows - [EI]

• Bybit to terminate services in France effective January 8, 2025 - [AGGR]

• Binance launches Binance Alpha, a pre-listing token selection pool designed to enhance transparency in the token evaluation process for Binance Exchange listings - [NN]

• S&P 500 and NASDAQ open lower by 0.4% - [DB]

• Wallet AqUbfP7RjgTgP95mufq22my94RCBrqBt6VdNjhS6CHwC linked to Pudgy Penguin Multisig has dumped over 88M PENGU onchain and sent more to exchanges; community urged to research further without accusations - [AGGR]